Dance Wyoming

Classes Offered
See descriptions of all of our classes below. You can register for the classes below HERE.
Adult Couples
Taught by Josephine Young

Periodic 45-60 minutes classes held for four weeks at a time. Class techniques begin with the two-step, and then progress to other dances from there. Stay tuned to our Facebook page to see dates.
Ballet 1,2,3 Taught by Ton Winter
Intro Ballet Taught by Jessica Schreiner

Ballet Technique classes are the foundation for developing a solid ballet technique with emphasis on understanding correct body placement, proper use of turn out, coordination of the upper body (epaulement), and use of arms (port de bras). Class begins with work at the barre to build strength and coordination, followed by centre exercises, culminating in a grand allegro combination or variation.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Taught by Taran Whelchel

Wheatland MadHouse Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) offers training for the entire family, with kid classes for ages 5-15 and adult classes 16 and up. Classes aim to empower students by providing a safe place to acquire the skills needed to confidently grapple with challenges in this world. The weekly training helps adults and kids get in shape and make good friends, gain confidence with things such as bullying and self-defense, and to mature in areas of patience, self-control, and in the ability to win and lose with grace and humble sportsmanship.
Hip Hop
Taught by Mira Taylor

Hip Hop is a very energetic style of dance so we hope your kids have lots of energy saved up and are ready to have some fun! Students will learn basic hip hop moves, enhance and develop coordination, and learn to memorize choreography by working on a combination each class. We focus on age appropriate hip hop dancing and music that your kids will love. We offer Children's Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced classes for ages 5 and up.
Irish Step
Taught by Molly Cundall

Traditional and contemporary Celtic dance. Ages 10-18, 10 student openings. We offer classes for the beginner student; covering the very basics of balance, strength training, mastering technique and learning steps and combinations
Lyrical
Taught by Jessica Schreiner

For youth ages 10 and up. Taught by Jessica Schreiner. Lyrical is a dance style that embodies various aspects of ballet, jazz, acrobatics, and modern dance. This style combines ballet technique with the freedom and musicality of jazz and contemporary.
Mommy & Me
Taught by Josephine Young

A 4-week class offered in October and February, for both BOYS & GIRLS ages 3 and under! We work on body awareness, movement, rhythm, listening to instructions and musicality!
Musical Theatre Dance
Taught by Ton Winter

For ages 10 through adult. It will combine several styles, genres, and attitudes of dance. The class will focus on flexibility and balance with an added dose of fun! No prior dance experience necessary. Suitable for kids and adults alike who want to groove it - Broadway style!
Performance Combo
Taught by Candice Palmer

For youth ages 10 and up. This will be a fun, fast-paced class that will give students the opportunity to expand their tap and jazz techniques, as well as increasing their performance experiences. In this class, students will have the opportunity to learn tap and jazz routines, then to perform the dances in various places, including recitals and Wheatland’s local events. This is a great opportunity to get to enjoy the experience of performing and entertaining, but also build self confidence that helps in all aspects of life. This will be a class that runs year-round to continue to learn dances to perform but also advance your level of tap and jazz technique. (This class will require a simple audition to join as it will be our traveling performance group, so we want to assure that students joining are committed to achieving a higher level of technique. Previous or current dance experience is required.)
Sunbeams
Taught by Josephine Young

Sunbeams is an introductory dance class for children ages 3 - 5. We teach rhythm, basic dance skills, creative movement, music awareness, listening skills and much more. This class gives students the skills necessary to move onto tap, ballet and hip hop.
Taekwondo
Taught by Summer Whelchel

Taekwondo classes are good for the entire family, school aged and up. Classes focus on fitness and self-defense skills and involve learning dynamic kicking and hand techniques. The training and discipline required for Taekwondo inspire positive changes in all aspects of life as students grow in their fitness, focus, concentration, and confidence.
Tap 1 Taught by Jessica Schreiner
Tap 2 Taught by Melody Morford

Tap 1: Introduction to Tap. Ages 5 and up. This class is for anyone that has never taken a tap class or is just learning tap steps.
Tap 2: Ages 7 and up. For the beginning tap student that has a brief knowledge of tap and the basic steps.
Tumbling
Taught by Katie Sherman

Beginning tumbling classes for ages 5 and up taught by Katie Sherman, a certified tumbling coach.
Tumbling is a great activity for children to do to supplement their athletic training, it focuses on balance, strength, and conditioning. It is also a wonderful activity for kids to learn body awareness, flexibility, perseverance, power, and is a really fun way to use up extra energy!
We offer tumbling classes for ages 5 and up, those in tumbling classes will learn skills such as forward and backward summersaults, handstands, cartwheels, front/back walkovers and handsprings, just to mention a few!
Youth Cheer/Poms
Taught by Candice Palmer

For ages 6-14yrs...elementary and middle school-aged kids. This will be an energetic class that is based around poms/cheer and jazz techniques. It will help with coordination, precision, and teamwork to make a visual, fun dance. As the class improves, we hope to share routines at some of the local sporting events, which helps with self confidence in being in front of people. This class will give students the opportunity to learn some new techniques and skills and have fun doing it.
Our exercise classes:
Oula Dance Fitness
Yoga
Zumba

Oula is a dance-style fitness exercise that merges cardio of varying intensity levels with easy to follow choreography set to energetic pop songs. Join Certified Instructor Katy Finnerty in our Studio B on Mondays from 5:15-6 pm.
Victoria Hoppens will be offering weekly yoga classes on Tuesday nights from 7:15-8 pm, restarting in January of 2024. RSVP only.
Our Zumba exercise classes are offered by Ashley Philo, who is an ACE certified group fitness instructor. She carries certifications and licensing in Zumba, Strong by Zumba, PiYo, RIP, cycling, INSANITY, and many more. Join her classes in Studio A on Mondays from 7-8 pm, on Wednesdays from 6-7 pm, and Thursdays from 6-7 pm.